2052, Thirty Years Of Sleep

"Why, I spent 30 million, and I can't even let you stay with me for one day?"

Zhang Xixue held a silver knife and fork in her hand, elegantly cut a piece of Arab rice dumplings covered in brown sauce on the dinner plate, and put it into her mouth. The peculiar texture and sour and salty taste made her frown slightly. This exotic delicacy made of grape leaves wrapped in minced meat obviously did not suit the appetite of Chinese people.

After taking only one bite, she gently pushed the porcelain plate to the opposite side.

Yan Muyun was helpless and could only pick up the chopsticks and stuff the remaining two green leafy meat rolls into his mouth. This was the third time this morning that he had eaten strange things out of curiosity. Fortunately, the portions of these dishes are not too large, otherwise he might not be able to bear them.

"I'm asking you a question." Zhang Xixue had put on a mask at this time and turned into the mysterious and cold Roy again, staring at the man in front of her with a pair of cold star-like eyes without blinking.

"What?" Yan Muyun touched his face, feeling a little guilty.

"I said, I spent 30 million, can't I even let you accompany me for one day?" Zhang Xixue said lightly.

Hearing these familiar words, Yan Muyun felt like his head was spinning.

Because of the same words, he almost stayed up all night last night.

Of course, nothing could happen between the two of them, but after all, a man and a woman were alone in the same room, or sharing the same bed. Yan Muyun had to be wary not only of Zhang Xixue, who was "plotting evil" against him, but also of his unstable mind. Own.

After a night, even though nothing happened, he was still a little tired.

Seeing the embarrassed look on his face but unable to bear to refuse, the girl showed a sly smile: "I was just joking."

"Ah?" Yan Muyun was racking his brains to find a way to refuse, and was a little confused when he heard this.

"You must have important things to do when you come to Ark. I won't be so ignorant." Zhang Xixue turned her head slightly and looked at the blue sea outside the floor-to-ceiling window. There was a hint of loneliness in the depths of her eyes: "Can you accompany me? One night, I was very content.”

"Thank you for your understanding." Yan Muyun felt a little uncomfortable for some reason.

It's not that he doesn't understand the other person's feelings for him, but he really doesn't know how to face it.

He didn't dare to accept it, and he couldn't bear to refuse it.

He seemed to have become a coward accustomed to running away when it came to such emotional issues.

Escape can't solve the problem, but covering the blade with a veil can at least pretend it's a bouquet of flowers.

"Then I'll leave first." Yan Muyun wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin.

"I'll give it to you." Zhang Xixue stood up and behind her, the young woman with short silver hair helped her pull out the chair.

Yan Muyun did not leave in a hurry, but frowned slightly and looked at the silver-haired woman: "So who are you? Have we met before?"

The silver-haired woman smiled slightly, but did not answer. She still stood respectfully behind Zhang Xixue.

Zhang Xixue walked up to Yan Muyun, winked, and lowered her voice: "It is a kind of enjoyment for Uncle Jun to play the role of a person with all his heart. He would not have come out of this state unless it was a last resort. of."

Yan Muyun was convinced. In fact, he had already guessed the other party's identity and just wanted to confirm it.

With this guy by Zhang Xixue's side, there is no need to worry about anyone on the Ark who can threaten her safety.

...

On the sunny deck, Yan Muyun waved his hand: "Then let's say goodbye. I'll leave first."

"Yes." Zhang Xixue nodded slowly.

She picked up a cocktail from the tray in the hand of a passing waiter, shook it gently, took a sip, and watched as his figure disappeared around the corner in front.

"It turns out it's you." A somewhat abrupt voice sounded in his ears, startling Zhang Xixue.

She turned around and saw a girl wearing a dark blue hoodie standing beside her at some point. She was also holding a cocktail in her hand and was looking ahead like her.

"Who are you?" Zhang Xixue took two steps back with some vigilance.

"It's me." The girl raised her face slightly and showed a bright smile.

"Is it you?" Zhang Xixue remembered that the other person was Yan Muyun's classmate. They had met once before when she was hospitalized due to a poisoning incident.

"Why do you appear here?" Ye Buyu asked.

"I..." Zhang Xixue was about to answer, but suddenly an alarm bell rang in her heart. She remembered that the girl in front of her had the ability to read minds, and she forced herself to think about other messy things.

Ye Buyu was slightly startled: "God?"

"No, it's not." Zhang Xixue's face was a little pale, and even his breathing became a little rapid.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."

Ye Buyu took out the ability suppressor and put it on his head. He looked at her apologetically: "Before, I took the liberty of listening to your inner voice just to find out your identity and your relationship with Yan Muyun. Yes. My mind-reading ability is uncontrollable, and I have put on an ability suppressor now, so you can rest assured."

Zhang Xixue did not completely believe her words, but thought of a way to test it.

[I did it with Yan Muyun last night...]

She suppressed the shame and repeated this sentence three times in her heart. When she saw that the girl in front of her had no abnormal expression, she finally felt relieved.

That is to say, he is still wearing a mask on his face, otherwise Zhang Xixue believes that his face will definitely be extremely red at this time.

"If you don't want to answer, then I won't ask."

Seeing that he had forced the other party into such a state of embarrassment, Ye Buyu was a little embarrassed, so he changed the subject: "How are you and him?"

Zhang Xixue took a deep breath and pursed her lips slightly: "It's okay, what are you talking about?"

"Nothing happened?"

"You can ask him."

"I believe you... The main reason is that he is a coward and doesn't dare to do anything." Ye Buyu took a sip of the cocktail, frowned, and then put the half-empty orange wine in the goblet directly Throw it into the trash can.

Zhang Xixue suddenly said: "Your attitude towards him seems to be a little different."

Women are very sensitive to emotional issues, and they trust their intuition to be right.

As expected, Ye Buyu nodded after hesitating for a moment: "I want to take back what I said to you before."

"What?"

"I don't want to give him up to you."

Zhang Xixue smiled, and she didn't know why she was laughing at this time. Maybe it was because of the childishness in the other person's words that she had the illusion that she was competing for a Barbie doll with a little girl.

"Why do you like him?" Zhang Xixue was suddenly curious.

Yan Muyun is not the type that makes people fall in love with him at first sight. At least now, even I who like him can't seem to tell many reasons why I like him.

Somewhat beyond her expectation, Ye Buyu also shook his head: "I'm not sure either."

"Pfft..." Zhang Xixue laughed. She suddenly felt that Yan Muyun was a little pitiful.

"But that's how it is to like someone. It's not a love movie or romance novel. Two people must save each other, vigorously, until death, bruised and messy." Ye Buyu's face seemed to feel that the other party was laughing at him. She blushed slightly and began to speak indiscriminately:

"What reason do you need to like someone?"

Yes, you don’t seem to need a reason to like someone.

When I was passing test papers back at the front desk in high school, I inadvertently glanced at the long hair on your wrist. On the way home from school, I saw a boy squatting on the side of the road feeding ham sausage to a kitten. The rain was pattering outside, and you and him were the only two unlucky guys without umbrellas left in the whole classroom. They looked at each other inadvertently and both showed awkward smiles...

The feeling of liking seems to be like this. It doesn't need any special reason. It only needs two hearts to meet at the right time to create beautiful sparks.

Zhang Xixue said slowly: "I like him because being by his side makes me feel at ease."

In the past two years, her life has undergone many major changes.

But I don't know why, as long as Yan Muyun appears, no matter how terrible things are, they will stop getting worse and end in a way that I can accept.

He is like an indestructible shield. As long as you hide behind him, you no longer have to worry about the flood outside.

"Peace of mind..." Ye Buyu repeated the word dullly, and then found with some reluctance that the other party was correct.

She likes to be around Yan Muyun, and it seems to be because of her peace of mind.

As the two of them got to know each other for longer and longer, gradually, she no longer even worried about him finding out that she was cheating on him.

If getting along with others is like walking on a single-plank bridge, and getting along with small-minded people is like walking on a tightrope, then getting along with Yan Muyun is like rowing a boat.

He is a ship. As long as you sit on it, he will tolerate everything about you.

Before that, the only people who could give Ye Buyu this feeling were her brother and Professor Chai Yi, not even her parents.

When ordinary people get along with each other, because of upbringing and face, both parties will work hard to broaden the path for each other. Even if you are dissatisfied, you will not easily let the other person feel your negative emotions.

But Ye Buyu has the ability to read minds that she cannot control, and her character has become too sensitive because of what happened when she was a child. No matter who she gets along with, she is actually walking on a tightrope. If she is not careful, a thought in the other person's mind will push her into the abyss.

Before getting along with Yan Muyun, she had actually not been with anyone of her own age for several years because she had been hurt too many times.

Although he was advised countless times by his elders not to take off the ability suppressor casually, Ye Buyu couldn't control himself. If you have the ability to see the real person, it will be difficult for you to accept falsehood. And she paid the due price countless times because she was curious about what her "friend" was thinking.

Until she received that special mission, approached Yan Muyun, and tried to find a way to obtain his powers.

She took off her ability suppressor for the first time, but felt peaceful for the first time.

Ye Buyu would feel uneasy because of this at first, tossing and turning countless times late at night, but later he gradually got used to it and even became obsessed with this feeling.

The feeling of no longer having to walk a tightrope is really reassuring.

We are accustomed to the infinite tolerance of our relatives, but we are grateful for the small favors from strangers. This is a characteristic shared by all people.

Perhaps it is precisely because the other person has nothing to do with you that that kindness becomes so precious.

Perhaps it was for this reason that although Yan Muyun was not the first person to make Ye Buyu feel like this, he succeeded in making her like this feeling.

She finally stopped being curious about other people's inner worlds, and finally understood what Grandma Chai Yi and the dean had explained thousands of times:

"A gentleman does not care about his heart when it comes to his deeds. There is no perfect person in the world when it comes to his heart."

But even though she understood this truth, Yan Muyun was still the most special person to her.

Only by his side could she let go of all her defenses without any scruples, and truly behave like an ordinary girl, teasing people and playing tricks without having to worry about being stabbed by a harmless complaint.